Too much ISIS recently. 'Fundamentally' by Nussaibah Younis was a different take on the 'Isis bride' issue: the main character Nadia finds herself in Iraq working with the UN to help return women formerly married to Isis soldiers to their home countries. It's as much about her, and the team of people around her, as about the women she is trying to help. The way she deals with the situation is far more about her own troubles and worldview, and considering the author has considerable inside knowledge of Iraq it felt rather depressing to think that people with so little real knowledge or experience might be sent into such a situation.I am too tired to try and write about the book and it's in a long queue at the library, so there you go. Work is stressful and crappy and three more people phoned in sick today and nobody is really managing the situation. I mainly just want to go to sleep. Trying to read other less demanding books. Didn't like the book club book again ... oh well.
Stay safe. Be kind.
There is much turmoil in life at present. It will pass, or be resolved. Sleep is good!
ReplyDeleteI listened to this one on audiobook. It was certainly different and I did stay with it - though some of the 'Bridget Jones with Isis brides' quotes about it nearly put me off. I cannot be doing with BJ...
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